6. Overseas visits

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): cost of visit; £2,300

Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA

Date of visit: 1-6 March 2013

Purpose of visit: conference and meetings with US, Israeli and Canadian elected officials, pressure groups, think tanks and others. Meetings focused on issues including the Middle East peace process, EU designation of Hezbolah, trade and investment opportunities, the UK Government’s position on Middle East matters and discussion of the UK-US relationship on a range of policy areas.